PG&E will be holding a virtual town hall for south bay and central coast counties on Wednesday, September 9th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Invited counties include San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Monterey counties. Attendees will learn about work being done in their community, resources available to them to connect with and ask PG&E…
Restaurant Grants_South Bay Central Coast Region_NR.2026 The PG&E corporation foundation is supporting 17 restaurants and commercial caterers across the central coast for its sixth straight year, alongside the California restaurant foundation. These establishments will receive resilience grants, helping them pay for equipment and technology upgrades, unforeseen hardship, employee retention bonuses, and training to help restaurant…
The county board of supervisor’s next meeting will be Tuesday, September 1st at 9 am. On the board’s agenda is a request to approve an easement for the Morro Bay to Cayucos connector gap pathway project. This multi-year project will close a gap between the communities of Morro Bay and Cayucos, with construction scheduled to…
Sonja Shaw, a candidate for the California state superintendent in 2026, will be featured in a local barbecue dinner in Cambria. Sonja Shaw’s aims to transform California’s schools into “launchpads for dreams,” wishing to “fix a system where only 46.7% of students read at grade level.” Her primary issues listed are protecting girls from boys…
The Morning Exchange; North County’s local news show airs 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. every weekday. Hosts Kevin Will and Chris Garcia take a lively, sometimes irreverent look at local issues. Weather every hour around the clock. Call in and let your voice be heard on a number of topics.
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest(s): *Erik Gorham will have Michael Woody on…
District attorney Dan Dow announced that a Grover Beach resident has been sentenced to 73 years to life in state prison. 74-year-old George Rodriguez Recio was sentenced for repeatedly sexually assaulting four female victims, three of them minors. He was convicted of 20 felony counts. The DA’s office says the crimes occurred from 1996 through…
The head of the Templeton Area Advisory Group announced his resignation yesterday, even after a chaotic board meeting allowed him to remain by changing the board’s bylaws. 71-year-old David Allen Leader was sentenced for harassing his neighbors, accused of trespassing, vandalism, and making verbal threats. His neighbors had a restraining order against him, and were…
The city of Atascadero’s last “Saturday in the Park” concert for this season will be this Saturday, August 29th at 6:30 pm at the Atascadero lake bandstand. This evening’s concert will feature the cinders blues band, an Honest-To-Pete blues band featuring traditional Chicago blues, dance-able soul classics, and contemporary rockin’ blues. The city of Atascadero…
The Atascadero Optimist Club will be holding its annual fundraiser on September 26th from 11 am to 3 pm at the Atascadero Elks, 1516 El Camino Real. The event will feature a live, silent, and quarter auction, with its $35 tickets also supporting the club’s mission to help local youth. This year, the Atascadero Optimist…
